The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-10-07
TELEGRAPHlC SUMMARY.
An Epilsns Of the Principal Events Now
Attracting Public Interest

elected Commander-in Chief OF the q.
A. r.
Poiydore de Keyser, Esq. Roman
Catholic, has bee elected Lord Mayor
of London.
Smith Helherington, OF Nevada City,
Cal; was blown to pieces by the explo-
sion OF giant powder.
IL Is reported from London that
Jennie Lind has had stroke OF gem
eral paralysis. Her mind Ia unim.
paired.
The President has appointed Whit
taker M. Grant, OF Iowa, to be Attorney
of the United States for the District OF
Alaska.
A French fishing boat has been sunk
In the British channel by collision
Eighteen Of the persons aboard were
drowned.
The yacht Volunteer again defeated
the Thistle. No sporting event for
years has been watched with such i'm
terest ms the above race.
George Francis Train has interested
himself in behalf OF the condemned
Chicago anarchists. He is making
rambling, incoherent speeches.
AChinese transport has been wrecked
ON one of the Pescndore Islands, and
800 soldiers and the captain and crew,
with the exception OF one man, were
drowned.
John Swinton has declined the nom
inaticn OF the Progressive Labor Party
for Secretary of State, OF New York, on
- I'LL
has been chosen in his place.
In ths United States Court at ST.
Louis, Miss Phoebe w. Couzins took
the oath of Office as United States Mar
shal, to succeed her deceased father
Judges Miller and Brewer were on the
bench, and the former beneyolently
expressed the hope that during her
term OF Office the new marshal may
not have 10 hang anybody. Miss
Couzins is the first woman who has
ever held the Office of marshal.
Alfred Warner, OF Trenton township,
Kenny county, Iowa, went 10 shanty
ON his farm occupied by his daughter,
Mrs. Nancy Black. Finding the doors
fastened, he entered through a window
and was horrified 10 discover the dead
children, aged IL and l3, on bed.
Word was Immediately sent to the cor
oner at Mount Pleasant. He sum
moned jury who decided that Mrs.
Black murdered her children and then
committed suicide by taking arsenic.
A miraculous escape from horrible
death occurred in a sawmill at Ta-
coma, w. I. +. w. Sullivan, boss
mechanic, was engaged in repairing
the saw dust carriage when the ma
chinery started up and an endless chain
commenced to move. In some manner
Sullivan became entangled in the
chain, and was hurried along toward
the mill, and forced through an apera-
ture but eight inches square, out of
which sawdust is forced. His escape
from instant death was deemed most
marvellous by those who Witnessed H.
At Hamilton, Ont, VIM. Nicholas
two daughters, Alice, aged IL, and SUI
sic, aged years, were taken with
symptoms of typhsid fever, and doc
tor prescribed some white powder.
Each took one of the powders and
both died. The physician thought he
had administered quinine but the
druggist clerk had put up morphine
powders. Mrs. Rymal, OF Mill Grove,
also died suddenly. She was the doc
tors patient and was given some Of
the fatal drug. As the doctor has a
large practice in the country, and
chills and fever have been prevalent,
other cases may yet come to light.
i A woman recently arrived at New
York, calling herself Caroline p
Guelph, who claims to be a daughter
OF Queen Victoria. She says she has
only recently discovered her parentage,
having been educated in Paris con-
vent, and receiving regularly from
England liberal allowance of money.
IL was only when this allowance was
suddenly discontinued that she investi-
gated its source and discovered her
royal lineage. In support Of her claim
she says she has itters from John
Brown and Englishmen Of high rank
who are in the confidence Of the Queen.
The woman bears wonderful likeness
to the pictures OF Victoria.
A terrible domestic tragedy occurred
at Haverhill, Mass. Two years ago
Emma eldest daughter of James II.
Abbott, dissolute shoemaker, mar.
ried against his will. He never forgave
her. While the rest of the family were
absent she came 10 the house TO nurse
Mrs. Hicks, her fathers invalid aunt
Coming home, filed with rum, and
finding her alone with the sick woman
Abbott Drained her with an ax and
then blew his brains out. Unable K
prevent the crime or give an alarm
Mrs. Hicks had to remain over al
, hour with the dead. When the family
returned and discovered the crime ths
. unfortua woman was q ravini
maniac.
The worst wreck that ever occurred
1 on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad hap
pened near Jackson, Tenn. An entir'
. passenger train, except the engine
was hurled from trestle while run
ming forty-fve miles an hour, and owe
thirty persons were injured, though
by what seems almost miracle, non,
were killed. The coaches were throw
forty feet from the track, and SOM
turned completely over. The scen
was almost indescribable, women an,
children screaming for help and re
lease from the closed cars. All were
however, rescued, and medical attend
ance given. OF the injured four Q
FIVE may die; ten others are in
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